Cognitive Assessment for Parkinson’s Disease Research (CAB-PK)
Innovative online test to detect cognitive impairment related to Parkinson's Disease. Performs a complete cognitive screening and assesses the risk index of Parkinson's disease.
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Cognitive Assessment for Parkinson’s Disease Research (CAB-PK)
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Computerized assessment for evaluating and detecting cognitive symptoms in Parkinson's disease
Computerized assessment for evaluating and detecting cognitive symptoms in Parkinson's disease
- Assesses the risk index for the presence of Parkinson's disease
- For young adults, adults or seniors
- The tests lasts about 30-40 minutes
- Reliability analysis of the evaluation - Only in English Download
CogniFit's Cognitive Assessment for Parkinson’s Disease Patients (CAB-PK) is a leading professional tool consisting of a battery of clinical trials and validated tasks, aimed at quickly and accurately detecting and evaluating the presence of symptoms, traits, and dysfunctionalities in the cognitive processes affected by Parkinson's disease.
This innovative online Parkinson's test is a scientific resource that allows you to perform a complete cognitive screening, know the weaknesses and strengths, and assess the risk index of Parkinson's presence as well as know which areas are affected by the disease. This test is aimed at young adults, adults, or seniors who have any of the risk factors. Any private or professional user can easily use this neuropsychological assessment battery.
The report from the assessment will be automatically available for download after the test, which usually lasts about 30-40 minutes.
The diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease (PD) requires multidisciplinary evaluation and a comprehensive differential diagnosis to rule out the possibility that dysfunctional symptoms may be best explained by the presence of a mood disorder, other degenerative diseases, or other pathologies.
Medical history, physical and neurological examination, laboratory analyses, questionnaires, neuroimaging tests and neurophysiological examinations are the most effective tools to diagnose Parkinson's disease, although this is not sufficient to know the degree of cognitive impairment derived from the disease. In order to know the depth of the disorder, a thorough clinical and neuropsychological evaluation is necessary. Note that CogniFit does not directly offer a medical diagnosis of PD. It is recommended to use this comprehensive Parkinson's test in addition to the professional diagnosis and not as a substitute of a clinical consultation
Digitalized Protocol for Parkinson's Assessment (CAB-PK)
Digitalized Protocol for Parkinson's Assessment (CAB-PK)
This comprehensive cognitive screening for Parkinson's Disease consists of a questionnaire and a complete set of neuropsychological tests. It lasts about 30-40 minutes.
Younger adults, adults or seniors at risk for Parkinson's must complete a questionnaire that evaluates symptoms and clinical signs related to Parkinson's disease and then perform a series of validated exercises and tasks that are presented as simple computer games.
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A series of easy-to-respond questions is presented, aimed at detecting the main diagnostic criteria (DSM-5) and symptoms of Parkinson's disease. The questionnaire contains screening tests.
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The CAB-PK continues with a battery of tasks aimed at assessing the main neuropsychological factors identified in the scientific literature for this disorder. The results will be compared with the scales according to the age and sex of the user.
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At the end of the Parkinson's test, CogniFit generates a fully detailed result report, showing the risk index for the disorder (low-medium-high), the warning signs and symptoms, cognitive profile, analysis of results, and recommendations. The results provide valuable information to identify support strategies.
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CogniFit's Cognitive Assessment for Parkinson’s Disease Patients (CAB-PK), uses patented algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI), which makes it possible to analyze thousands of variables and notify users whether there is a risk of Parkinson's with very satisfactory psychometric results.
The neuropsychological cognitive report has a high reliability, consistency, and stability. The test has been validated by repeated tests and measurement processes. Transversal research designs have been followed, like the Alpha Cronbach coefficient, reaching scores of about .9. The Test-Retest tests have received scores of almost 1, which shows the high reliability and precision that this battery offers.
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The Cognitive Assessment for Parkinson’s Disease Patients (CAB-PK) can be used by young adults, adults, and seniors who are suspected of having any risk factors related to Parkinson's disease.
Any private or professional user can easily use this neuropsychological battery. No special training or skills are needed to use this online professional program. It is especially designed for:
Individual Users
Know the state of my brain, as well as my strengths or weaknesses
Healthcare Professionals
Precisely assess patients and access a complete report
Parents, caretakers, and individual users
Identify if your family members present a risk for Parkinson's
Researchers
Measures the cognitive abilities of study participants
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Using this technology-based support platform to quickly and precisely assess the presence of symptoms, weaknesses, strengths, traits, and poor functioning of the cognitive processes affected by Parkinson's disease offers multiple benefits:
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The Cognitive Assessment for Parkinson’s Disease Patients (CAB-PK) is a professional resource created by specialists in neurodegenerative diseases. The cognitive tests in this battery have been patented and clinically validated. This leading instrument is used by the scientific community, universities, families, foundations, and medical centers around the world.
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Any individual or professional user (healthcare professional, teacher, etc.) can personally use this neuropsychological battery without needing special training or knowledge of neuroscience or technology. The interactive format offers a simple and effective use of the platforms.
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All clinical tasks are presented in a fully automated way. To make them accessible and entertaining, they have been developed in the form of fun interactive games, making them easier to understand.
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The Cognitive Assessment for Parkinson’s Disease Patients (CAB-PK) offers quick and precise feedback, creating a complete system to analyze results. This makes it possible to recognize and understand the clinical symptoms, strengths, weaknesses, and risk index.
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This powerful software makes it possible to analyze thousands of variables and offer specific recommendations tailored to each user.
When should you use this Parkinson test?
When should you use this Parkinson test?
With this assessment battery, it is possible to reliably detect the risk of Parkinson's-related symptoms and cognitive impairment in young adults, adults or seniors. Early detection allows for treatment commencement and an appropriate cognitive stimulation program to help maintain impaired cognitive abilities in Parkinson's disease at a functional level.
This neuropsychological assessment battery also identifies the risk of early onset Parkinson's and associated cognitive impairment in younger people. Although early-onset Parkinson's (diagnosed before age 49) is estimated to account for only 10% of all Parkinson's patients, it should be noted that thousands of young people remain affected. Functional and cognitive impairment may not yet be evident at those ages, but it is best to begin stimulating cognitive abilities as soon as possible in order to minimize impairment.
Without early detection and the necessary adapted tools, it is difficult to function on a daily basis and can lead to problems in the workplace, in social or family interactions and emotionally. Therefore, this disease not only causes resting tremors but also affects different cognitive aspects: attention and memory problems, visuospatial alterations, slow processing, executive and language dysfunction. Parkinson's is associated with delays and difficulties in functional, work and social functioning. Mainly it is possible to differentiate between:
Difficulties in movement and mobility
The most well known and obvious symptoms are the visible motor alterations in Parkinson's disease. Tremor, stiffness, slowness, and postural instability can make the patient's day-to-day life much more difficult. For example, slowness may prevent the patient from reacting in time when cooking or simply moving from one room to another can be a difficult activity.
Language difficulties
Most people affected by Parkinson's disease experience changes in speech and voice. They also end up with swallowing problems with the progression of the disease. Symptoms that appear in the rest of the body (tremors, stiffness, and slowness) may also occur in the muscles responsible for speech and swallowing. Therefore, the person with Parkinson's may need more time to answer a question, or choking may occur when food textures are mixed.
Sleep difficulties
About 33% of patients with Parkinson's disease have insomnia, as sleep disorders are common in this disease. Other common sleep disorders in Parkinson's are vivid dreams, daytime sleepiness, or disturbances in the sleep-wake cycle. This can lead to a person with Parkinson's being tired during the day and having trouble going to sleep at night.
Psychological problems
There is a group of non-motor symptoms in people with Parkinson's, such as depression, anxiety, or apathy. They may experience hallucinations, delusions, loss of impulse control, and end up manifesting inappropriate behaviors. For this reason, it is not uncommon for Parkinson's patients to also show sadness and lack interest in activities they have always liked.
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Parkinson's is characterized by a series of symptoms and clinical signs. These indicators may make us suspect the presence of this disorder. Therefore, the first step of the Cognitive Assessment for Parkinson’s Disease Patients (CAB-PK) consists of a questionnaire with screening questions that are adapted to the main diagnostic criteria and symptoms appropriate to each age group.
The questions presented here are similar to those that can be found in a diagnostic manual, clinical questionnaire or assessment scales but have been simplified so that they can be understood and answered by virtually anyone.
It is made up of a series of simple questions that can be completed by the user him or herself, or by the professional in charge of the assessment. The questionnaire gathers questions about the following areas:Motricity and movement (slowness, postural instability, tremors, stiffness, etc.), mental state (depression, anxiety, apathy, etc.), sleep (insomnia, daytime sleepiness, vivid dreams, disturbances of the sleep-wake cycle, etc.) and language (changes in speech, voice, swallowing problems).
Battery description to assess neuropsychological factors involved in Parkinson's disease
Battery description to assess neuropsychological factors involved in Parkinson's disease
The presence of alterations in some of the cognitive abilities may be an indicator of Parkinson's. An overall profile of cognitive abilities can tell us how intense is the extent of cognitive impairment derived from this disease.
Some of the problems in mental state, sleep, language, and motor skills can be caused by deficits in cognitive abilities. These are the domains and cognitive skills assessed in the Parkinson's Test (CAB-PK).
Attention
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Focus and Parkinson's. Focus is the ability to concentrate our attention on an objective stimulus, regardless of how long it lasts. Often, people with Parkinson's have difficulty focusing on the relevant and appropriate stimuli or events of each situation. People with Parkinson's have a hard time in a conversation since they are prone to lose information.
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Memory
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Short-term memory and Parkinson's. Short-term memory is the ability to hold a small amount of information for a short period of time. Parkinson's disease may, for example, make it difficult or impossible to understand read information.
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Visual short-term memory is defined as the ability to retain a small amount of visual information (letters, figures, colors ...) for a short period of time. Visual short-term memory appears to be affected in people with Parkinson's disease, however verbal short-term memory remains relatively unaffected. Alterations in visual short-term memory are considered to correspond to the severity of the disease and the motor performance of the user.
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Working memory and Parkinson's. Working memory is the ability to retain and manipulate information needed for complex cognitive tasks, such as understanding language, learning, and reasoning. A deficit in Parkinson's-related work memory may mean difficulty understanding written language, spoken language, or working with received information.
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Coordination
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Reaction time and Parkinson's. The reaction time refers to the time that elapses from when we perceive something until we respond to that stimulus. One of the main motor disorders that appear in Parkinson's disease is bradykinesia or slow movement. Therefore, the reaction time of people with Parkinson's may be slower for physical activities, such as eating or getting dressed.
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Perception
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Recognition is the ability of our brain to identify stimuli that we have previously perceived (situations, people, objects, etc.). Different studies indicate recognition deficits in people with Parkinson's disease, this problem occurs both in people who had developed dementia and in people without dementia.
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Visual perception and Parkinson's. Visual perception is the ability to interpret the information that our eyes give us about the environment. The subcortical structures affected in Parkinson's are also involved in visual perception. This makes it difficult for people with Parkinson's to interpret this visual information.
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Reasoning
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Planning and Parkinson's. Planning is the ability to organize mentally the best way to achieve a goal in the future. People with Parkinson's usually have planning alterations, which can lead to problems with sequencing actions, such as planning what ingredients you will need to fill a recipe correctly.
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Processing speed and Parkinson's. Processing Speed is the time a person needs to perform a mental task. In Parkinson's disease, not only is there a slow movement, but the speed of mental processing is also slow. This means that a person with Parkinson's may need more time to remember information or to solve a problem.
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Cognitive Flexibility or Mental Flexibility can be defined as the ability of our brain to adapt our behavior and thinking to novel, changing, or unexpected situations. Several studies indicate that people with Parkinson's disease tend to perform worse in cognitive flexibility, which causes a greater number of perseverative errors, which can be detected even early in the disease.
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